Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Senega mexicana (Moc. ex Cav.) J.F.B.Pastore & J.R.Abbott |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 108: 148 (2023) |
Native Range | Mexico, Honduras |
Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems slender, ramose, leaves crowded, linear-subulate, 5-9mm, acuminate, thickish, glabrous, racemes dense, 1-3cm, wings obovate, 3mm, obtuse |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Polygala caerulescens S.F.Blake Polygala mexicana Moc. ex Cav. Polygala michoacana B.L.Rob. & Seaton Polygala minutiflora C.Presl Polygala oxysepala S.F.Blake Polygala quadrangula C.Presl Polygala scoparia Kunth |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXS Mexico Southwest) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (HON Honduras) |